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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [91v] (187/498)
The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 1942. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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ROUTE V—SECTION (B).
SHIRAZ to ISFAHAN via ABADEH.
Distance. —309 miles.
Number of stages. —18.
Reference Sheets —17-C, 17-B, 17-F, 17-A, 10-M, 9-P.
GENERAL REPORT.
1. C/a^/jcafion—SHIRAZ to SURMAQB.l., SURMAQ
to ISFAHAN A. 1 in all weathers except for short stretches
which are noted in the detailed report.
2. Surface and grading. —The road is not soled but it is
either lightly metalled or heavily shingled except in places where
it crosses solid rock and where no surfacing is necessary. It is
maintained in good condition and light cars can travel over it at
a high average speed. There are a few steep gradients and bad
corners in the first 100 miles all noted in the detailed report.
3. Character of adjacent country. —For the greater part tpyi-
cal Iranian plateau. For many miles especially between SURMAQ
and SH AHR RIZA the ground bordering the road is so open that
a division could move in line. Throughout the entire length of
this section infantry and cavalry can operate off the road The
stretches where operations off the road for A. F. V’s are impossible
can be briefly enumerated :—
Mile 184-186.
„ 189-193.
„ 194-197.
„ 136-147.
„ 260-265.
Concealment from the air except in the defiles at mile 236 and
260 is totally lacking. It would be hard to find a stretch of
country more exposed to view from the air than this section or
one providing more places suitable as emergency landing grounds"
(It is on record that the junkers Air Service between TEHRAN
and SHIRAZ had 17 forced landings on account of bad visibility
during the winter of 1930-31 and that on no occasion had the
aircraft any difficulty in finding a suitable landing ground in the
vicinity of the road.
4. Climatic e,fects. the average altitude of this section is
about 6,000 . The summer is therefore cool and the winter in
tensely cold. Snow falls beween December and February and the
rain in March, April and May with frequent thunderstorms as the
summer approaches in June. Traffic is, however, seldom held
up as DEHBID supplies labour to dear the QtJLI KUSH pass
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The volume details motor transport (‘M.T.’) routes in Persia [Iran]. The volume, which is numbered I, covers the main routes in Persia, and was produced by the General Staff, India. It was printed by M Abdul Hameed Khan, Manager of the Feroz Printing Works, Lahore, in 1942. An introduction (folio 3) states that the volume has been updated on the basis of reports received in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia in August 1941.
The volume comprises details of sixty-five routes, listed on the contents page, between various towns and cities in Persia. Details given for each route include:
- an overview (distance, number of stages, references to maps);
- a general report (classification of route, surface and grading, character of adjacent country, climatic effects, exceptional features, repair and supply facilities, water, fuel, fodder and grazing supplies);
- a detailed report (villages and other landmarks encountered, road classifications, distances).
A handwritten annotation on folio 5 (author unknown) states that ‘distances are somewhat overestimated throughout this report.’ The volume includes a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 246).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (245 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents list (f 4) and index (ff 240-245) reference the volume’s original pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 247; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:245r, 247v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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